im looking for an alternative fuel pump.

[mikegar]

i have an 87 325 it has the dual pump set up. my main pump went out and i need to replace it. but with a price tag of 180+ and a limited budget i would like to know if there are any alternatives to stock replacement. down the road ill be converting to the later single pump style but for now id like to spend less for a temporary set up.

[nando]

why not a used working pump?

you could get the walbro 255 but honestly I think a stock pump is better. Otherwise there's the bosch 040 but you don't want to spend money. :p

[mikegar]

isnt the walbro 255 an in tank pump? yeah currently im looking for a used working pump.

[nando]

I think it comes in both styles

[mikegar]

do you know much about converting from the dual pump to the single pump style? i know the tanks are different. on the dual pump the fuel return is at the supply pump and on the single style it is on the bottom of the tank next to the fuel filter iirc. could i just use my current tank and add a return inlet at the bottom?

[jlevie]

If you switch to the single in tank pump, leave the fuel return where it is now. On a 63L tank there's a syphon inside the tank and thus the return has to go to the side of the tank. Your 55L tank has a cross-over tube and no syphon. So you want the returning fuel to go into the side where the pump is.

[5KWattson]

i think mikegar is a lesbian

[mikegar]

If you switch to the single in tank pump, leave the fuel return where it is now. On a 63L tank there's a syphon inside the tank and thus the return has to go to the side of the tank. Your 55L tank has a cross-over tube and no syphon. So you want the returning fuel to go into the side where the pump is.

the fuel return on my set up is on the in tank pump. on the single pump set up there is no spot for a fuel return hose.

[Farbin Kaiber]

I hate cheap people.

[jlevie]

To convert an early (55L) tank to a single in-tank pump you have to reuse the pump/sensor mount and cobble a high pressure pump into where the transfer pump was. you can't simply substitute a later production in-tank pump as it has no provision for the fuel return.

[lennon]

i think mikegar is a lesbian

[mikegar]

I hate cheap people.

its not called being cheap its called managing funds. and i went with some generic aftermarket inline pump. got it from summit. paid 114 with next day shipping. its a good temp. real noisy though.

[Danny]

I had a Walbro 255 on the turbo car

Holy balls its loud.

[5KWattson]

i agree mikegar crappy ass online fuel pump is loud as fuck sounds like someone has a blender down in the tank makin mixed drinks for the entire time we were out lookin for a taco shop that wasnt packed

[Farbin Kaiber]

its not called being cheap its called managing funds. and i went with some generic aftermarket inline pump. got it from summit. paid 114 with next day shipping. its a good temp. real noisy though.

Bad excuse, you could have gone to a PnP to get a working, correct used unit for a fraction of that 114.00